Estate of Hollingsworth , 2012 ND 16 ( 2012 )


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  • Filed 1/12/12 by Clerk of Supreme Court

    IN THE SUPREME COURT

    STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

      

      

      

    2012 ND 6

      

      

      

    State of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee

      

    v.

      

    Matthew Swearingen, Defendant and Appellant

      

      

      

    No. 20110227

      

      

      

    Appeal from the District Court of Ramsey County, Northeast Judicial District, the Honorable Donovan J. Foughty, Judge.

      

    AFFIRMED.

      

    Per Curiam.

      

    Lonnie Olson, State’s Attorney, 524 4th Avenue NE, Unit 16, Devils Lake, ND 58301, for plaintiff and appellee.

      

    William R. Hartl, P.O. Box 319, Rugby, ND 58368-0319, for defendant and appellant.

    State v. Swearingen

    No. 20110227

      

    Per Curiam.

    [¶1] Matthew Swearingen appeals from a trial court’s judgment finding him guilty of gross sexual imposition.  On appeal, Swearingen claims there is insufficient evidence to support the trial court’s decision.  Specifically, Swearingen argues it was neither alleged nor proven that his conduct was “for the purpose of arousing or satisfying sexual or aggressive desires.”  N.D.C.C.   12.1-20-02(5).

    [¶2] We affirm under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(3).

    [¶3] Gerald W. VandeWalle, C.J.

    Mary Muehlen Maring

    Daniel J. Crothers

    Dale V. Sandstrom

    Carol Ronning Kapsner